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Mann, Evelyn S.; Salvo, Joseph J. – Hispanic Research Center Research Bulletin, 1985
Data from the 1980 Census were used in a study of the major demographic and socioeconomic differences between Puerto Ricans and "Other Hispanics" (excluding Cubans and Mexicans) residing in New York City. The research was conducted partly to understand whether the Puerto Rican population, with a much longer residence history in New York…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Dominicans, Ethnic Groups, Family Characteristics
Larson, Donald K.; White, Claudia K. – 1986
An estimated 44,340 longer term resident households in rural Kentucky were studied to identify the variables that explained changes in household income status between 1974-79. In a nine-county area of south-central Kentucky, rapid employment growth between 1974 and 1979 created new job opportunities, but employment growth did not benefit all…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Lyter, Deanna M.; Sills, Melissa; Oh, Gi-Taik – 2002
Since the 1996 passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (welfare reform), impoverished children in single-parent families receive less aid than under the previous system, and the most disadvantaged of these children have slipped deeper into poverty. This research brief summarizes a study that explored the economic well-being…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Family Income, Family (Sociological Unit)
Stroup, Sally L. – US Government Accountability Office, 2005
In 2003, the Department of Education proposed an update to the state and other tax allowance, a part of the federal need analysis for student financial aid. Most federal aid as well as some state and institutional aid is awarded based on the student's cost of attendance less the student's and/or family's ability to pay these costs--known as the…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Financial Aid Applicants, Student Financial Aid
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Coll. Scholarship Service. – 1990
This report analyzes key student financial aid need issues in preparation for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The issues discussed in the report were chosen by the College Scholarship Service's Council Committee on Standards of Ability to Pay, for discussion at the College Board's Regional Assemblies. The issues include: (1)…
Descriptors: Definitions, Family Financial Resources, Family Income, Higher Education
Lee, Boon Yiu; Hickrod, G. Alan – 1984
A longitudinal study of the rate of growth of school districts' resources in large central cities in Illinois is presented. The data analyzed covered the years 1972-73 and 1981-82 and were derived from the State Board of Education and the 1970 and 1980 United States Census. The study looked at the changes in average daily attendance (ADA), changes…
Descriptors: Average Daily Attendance, Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1988
Although more Americans are working than ever before, economic and employment trends over the past decade have resulted in low-income families falling even farther below the poverty level than ever before. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to discuss strategies to overcome family poverty. Testimony was submitted by six expert witnesses in…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Family Income
Morris, Pamela A.; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Duncan, Greg J. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2005
Over the past 30 years, welfare and other public programs for poor families have focused increasingly on promoting parents' self-sufficiency by requiring and supporting employment. Evidence from a diverse set of random-assignment experiments now reveals some of the conditions under which promoting work among low-income, single parents helps or…
Descriptors: Young Children, Low Income Groups, Employment Programs, Welfare Services
Johnson, Sandra L.; Meyerson, Joel W. – Trusteeship, 1993
An annual analysis of external factors affecting higher education and its governance identified five priority areas, in descending order of importance: (1) public opinion toward higher education; (2) family income and savings rate; (3) demographic trends, particularly concerning nontraditional students; (4) national educational policy; and (5) the…
Descriptors: College Administration, Demography, Economic Climate, Educational Policy
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2008
"KidsCount in Colorado!" is an annual publication of the Colorado Children's Campaign, which provides the best available state- and county-level data to measure and track the education, health and general well-being of the state's children. KidsCount in Colorado! informs policy debates and community discussions, serving as a valuable…
Descriptors: Well Being, Poverty, Child Health, Public Policy
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1984
A status report for the Pell Grant Program (formerly called Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program) for the 1982-1983 academic year is presented. Included are a description of highlights of the program for 1981-1982, program trends for 1973-1974 through 1982-1983, and summary tables for 1982-1983 on characteristics of Pell Grant recipients.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Dependents, Eligibility
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
A status report for the Pell Grant Program (formerly called Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program) for the 1983-1984 academic year is presented. Included are a description of highlights of the program for 1981-1982, program trends for 1973-1974 through 1983-1984, and summary tables for 1982-1983 on characteristics of Pell Grant recipients.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Dependents, Eligibility
McGranahan, David A.; And Others – 1986
Changes in social and economic characteristics of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area residents from 1970-80 are documented and compared with characteristics of the 1960s. Rural growth and change and rural-urban differences are emphasized in data on population, family, education, labor force, employment, income, poverty, and housing. All basic…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Economic Change, Educational Attainment
Hickrod, G. Alan; And Others – 1984
A new formula proposed for categorically funding local education programs in Illinois can channel more money into programs for excellence than can general purpose grants. The formula, which would provide venture capital to stimulate local initiatives, would depend on district plans for using the money to improve instruction and on distribution of…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Coffin, Linda – 1999
This Kids Count report assembles some of the indicators that describe the economic environment of Minnesota children and families. The report is intended to serve as a resource for policymakers at the city, county, and state levels, as well as community advocates, parents, and those who work with children. Section 1 of the report presents…
Descriptors: Children, Dependents, Economic Change, Economic Factors